For immediate release
WASHINGTON – Today, the following groups Educational organization that emphasizes fairness issued the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration's fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget request.
“I am pleased that the Biden-Harris Administration’s proposed budget includes a 3.9% increase in education funding. Demonstrates a strong grasp of the issues, which affect all students, but especially students of color and students from low-income families.
This year's budget, if passed, would include strategies to prevent chronic absenteeism, along with evidence-based evidence that has made a difference for students, such as targeted, intensive tutoring and more study time. $8 billion in mandatory funding will be allocated to support interventions based on . It also increases critical IDEA funding streams for the more than 7 million P-12 students with disabilities and increases resources for multilingual learners. This is appropriate given the approaching ESSER fiscal cliff, which could negatively impact services provided to support students with disabilities. student.
Additionally, the budget provides schools and districts with additional dollars to expand access to early childhood education and dual enrollment, and to continue to develop and diversify our nation's educator workforce through increases in the Teacher Quality Partnership Program. An increase in Title I funding is proposed to support. and the establishment of the Hawkins Center of Excellence to increase resources for student mental health support.
While recognizing these relative increases, we continue to oppose the imposition of arbitrary budget caps that impede the federal government's ability to fully invest in society. The resources needed to ensure that every child in our country has the opportunity to receive a quality and equitable education.
We urge Congress to set a cap in FY25 and enact the priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration. ”
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